Mother due in court for allegedly throwing infant into sidewalk

N.J. mom due in court today, charged with throwing baby

A 33-year-old New Jersey woman accused of throwing her infant daughter onto a City of Beacon sidewalk remains in Dutchess County Jail to await further court appearance.

Judge Timothy Pagones set bail of $100,000 cash or $250,000 bail bond, jail officials said. The next court date in city court is April 3, they said.

The 8-month-old was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, said Detective Sgt. Lou Lucato of the Beacon Police Department. The infant was turned over to Dutchess County Child Protective Services.

Edwina M. Negron, whose last known address was in Bergen County, N.J., was on Wednesday observed by witnesses throwing her daughter to the ground twice near the intersection of Verplanck Avenue and Willow Street, Lucato said.

Officers arrived and Negron threw the child down again, Lucato said. On that occasion, the child's head struck the sidewalk.

She was charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

Man charged with violating protection order, menacing

A man who is accused of violating an order of protection by threatening a family member with a utility knife is due in Lloyd Town Court on Tuesday, Lloyd police said.

Joshua C. Mann, 22, of Highland is charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony, as well as fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing, both misdemeanors, police said.

He was arrested on Monday, according to police.

There were no injuries reported in connection with the incident, police said.

Mann was arraigned this week before Town of Lloyd Judge Eugene Rizzo and released, according to police.